simplicitas
κακὸς μὲν γὰρ ἑκὼν οὐδείς → no one is voluntarily wicked, no one is voluntarily bad
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
simplĭcĭtas: ātis, f. simplex.
I In gen., simpleness, simplicity (not freq. till after the Aug. period, esp. in the signif. II.; not found in Cic.; cf.: candor, sinceritas): sunt solida primordia simplicitate, Lucr. 1, 609 sq.; so id. 1, 574; 2, 157: indigesta (ligni), i. e. plainness, straightness of grain, Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 97.—
II In partic., in a moral sense, plainness, frankness, openness, artlessness, innocence, honesty, candor, simplicity, directness, ingenuousness, naturalness, etc.: juvenis incauti, Liv. 40, 23: puerilis, id. 40, 8; Vell. 2, 10, 3; 2, 43, 3 al.; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 70; Ov. H. 2, 64; id. Am. 2, 4, 18: sermo antiquae simplicitatis, Liv. 40, 47: vir simplicitatis generosissimae, of the noblest honesty, candor, Vell. 2, 125 fin.: prudens, Mart. 10, 47, 7: Romana, id. 11, 21, 10: callidissima simplicitatis imitatio, Quint. 4, 2, 57: rarissima, Ov. A. A. 1, 242 al.: vitii, Quint. 11, 1, 21; 9, 4, 20.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
simplĭcĭtās,¹⁰ ātis, f. (simplex),
1 simplicité = substance simple : Lucr. 1, 609, etc.
2 [moralt] ingénuité, droiture, franchise : Liv. 40, 47, 3 || candeur, naïveté : Liv. 40, 23, 1.
